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April 27, 2006
Golden/Silver Age Hero Stuff
I hadn't really given much thought to joining in the Silver and Golden Age revelry on Friday night. On the other hand, it might be kinda fun. Doyce links to a fine guide to Silver and Golden Age costuming (and naming) standards. Pretty good stuff. The basics (tweaked by me a bit):
- Primary colors -- Red, Blue, Yellow -- are big. Secondary colors -- Purple, Orange, Green -- also work, too. Three different (and clashing) colors is pretty common in the Golden Age. Silver Age is more often just one or two of these, with Black and White filling in sometimes, but it's still bright and "four-color."
- Golden Age costumes are bulky, normal clothing pieces and swashbuckling bits. Silver Age costumes go with the smooth spandex look. It's only in the 80s and 90s that street clothes and overcoats and buckles and bits become standard.
- Golden Age heroes have Hoods, Cowls, and Domino Masks. Silver Agers began to go without masks for the first time, but did more with helmets, full-face masks, etc.
So I'm thinking of a Golden Age Psi-clone (who would probably become Mister Psi-clone in the Golden Age) -- likely his standard business suit ... with a cape (green, with orange lining) ... and a domino mask. Silver Age Psi-clone would probably look a lot like his awful spandex costume, only in brown and green.
Hmmm. Might be fun. Even if it chews up some costume tokens.
Posted by Dave at April 27, 2006 3:05 PM
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Avocet said:
As I read your description of the Golden Age PC, I found myself picturing the Phantom Stranger. With a beard.
Posted on April 27, 2006 5:19 PM
***Dave said:
Actually -- thinking more along the lines of the Sandman. Sans mask. With a beard. :-)
Actually built the Silver and Golden Age Psi-clones this evening. Did not take any screenshots of them, though ...
Posted on April 27, 2006 9:52 PM